A second successive honor for the 32-year-old Ronaldo was expected after a season in which the Portuguese eclipsed his award counterparts in the medal stakes.

The Frenchman received a better reception than he is used to as the Santiago Bernabeu showed solidarity with coach Zidane who had defended the player on Saturday against the suggestion from Gary Lineker on social media that he might be a 'tad over-rated'.

"Cristiano is the best player of his generation".

The defending champions threatened early on in the encounter with Isco forcing Marko Dmitrovic into a smart save after just two minutes.

"All his prizes are deserved and [Monday's ceremony] will be no different - he always strives to show he is the best, and he is".

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud won the FIFA Puskas Award for goal of the year.

Diario Gol understands that Manchester United are closely monitoring the situation with Asensio set to look for a transfer next summer if he isn't guaranteed a major role in the side.

"Real" beat "Eibar" in five of the six full-time fights.

The 39-year-old Buffon won a sixth consecutive Serie A title last season. And they combined to round off the scoring as Marcelo drilled the Frenchman's pass into the bottom corner eight minutes from time. "After the weeks he has had we decided to leave him on the bench".

Casemiro - who had been booked in the first half - was fortunate not to pick up a second yellow card and concede a penalty moments later, as he scythed down Inui in the area.

Zidane said: "I would like to thank all the players who made this possible".

Zidane himself is also shortlisted for The Best FIFA's men's coach award, alongside Juventus' Massimiliano Allegri and Chelsea manager Antonio Conte.

'Ridiculous' to suggest City can end season unbeaten: Pep
Key to that has been the arrival of Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson , who has brought more confidence to the back line. Delph attempted 95 passes in the victory over Burnley for City and completed an impressive 93 per cent of them.

New Nokia phone to be launched in India on October 31
The device will have a taller 18:9 aspect ratio, similar with the recent flagship smartphones launched this year. The camera hardware of the Nokia 7 is powered by a 16MP f/1.8 rear camera and a 5MP wide-angle selfie shooter.

Liverpool predicted XI: Tottenham (A)
They were happy enough dealing with lower teams, but their one real challenge this season - at home to Chelsea - ended in defeat. Spurs can boast a swing of +6.4 per cent on Sundays, at 46.6 per cent, compared to a rest of the week rate of 40.1 per cent.

HTC U11 Android Oreo update in final testing, coming next month
HTC has confirmed that it will be holding an event on November 2 , where it will unveil its next smartphone under its U-series. The U11 Life still has some thick bezels with the fingerprint sensor/home button and capacitive keys still present up front.

Formula 1 Racing Odds: United States Grand Prix 10/20/17
The first important factor is that the ultra- and supersoft combination of tyre compounds are in the offing this weekend. He has a chance to do so again this year, if he finishes 16 points ahead of Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel .